Book Review — The Greatest Generation by Tom Brokaw
Tom Brokaw pens a tribute to the patriotism and sacrifice of GI-Gens (“the Greatest Generation”) who kept America afloat as World War II persisted
Continuing my academic survey of America’s named generations, I decided to explore the second chronological cohort known as “The Greatest Generation.” I figured there was no better way to delve into this historical period than by reading the original book that established their place along the generational spectrum.
American journalist Tom Brokaw authored The Greatest Generation, a 1998 anthology that honors so many members from this group of Americans born roughly between 1907 through 1924. Most of his subjects appear to have been still-living Americans when he’d interviewed them at the time of the book’s original publication; obviously, a majority of them have died throughout the quarter-century that has passed.
I’ve dubbed members of “The Greatest Generation” as “GI-Gens” or “Great Goldens.” For ease of reference, I’ll refer to them, collectively, as GI-Gens during a majority of occasions where I need a descriptor for them within this book review.
